Mark Belanger

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: June 8, 1944 in Pittsfield, MA us

Died: October 6, 1998 in New York, NY

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA

High School: Pittsfield HS (Pittsfield, MA)

Debut: August 7, 1965 (Age 21-060d, 12,383rd in major league history)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1982 (Age 38-116d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Mark Henry Belanger

Nicknames: The Blade

Pronunciation: \buh-LAN-jer\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.0

5784

1316

.228

676

RBI

389

167

OBP

.300

SLG

.280

OPS

.580

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 15	BAL		MIN	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	SS
2	5	Apr 17	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
3	6	Apr 18	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	51	12.2	5	8	1	14	1	SS
4	7	Apr 19	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	3	3	0	6	1	SS
5	8	Apr 20	BAL	@	CAL	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
6	9	Apr 21	BAL	@	CAL	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
7	10	Apr 22	BAL	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
8	11	Apr 24	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
9	12	Apr 26	BAL		BOS	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
10	13	Apr 27	BAL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
11	14	Apr 28 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
12	15	Apr 28 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	SS
13	16	Apr 30	BAL		NYY	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	17	May 1	BAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	SS
15	18	May 2	BAL		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
16	19	May 3	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	SS
17	20	May 4	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
18	21	May 5	BAL	@	WSA	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
19	22	May 6	BAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
20	23	May 7	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
21	24	May 8	BAL		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
22	25	May 10	BAL		CLE	L,0-12	CG	43	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	SS
23	26	May 11	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	9	0	11	1	SS
24	27	May 12 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
25	28	May 12 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
26	29	May 14	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
27	30	May 15	BAL	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	39	9.0	1	5	2	8	1	SS
28	31	May 17	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
29	32	May 18	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	36	9.1	1	1	1	3	0	SS
30	33	May 19 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-11	CG	45	8.0	0	3	1	4	1	SS
31	34	May 19 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
32	35	May 20	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
33	36	May 21	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
34	37	May 22	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	5	4	0	9	1	SS
35	38	May 24 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
36	39	May 24 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
37	40	May 25	BAL		WSA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
38	41	May 26	BAL		WSA	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
39	42	May 28	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
40	43	May 29	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
41	44	May 30	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
42	45	May 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46	Jun 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
44	47	Jun 2	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	23	5.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
45	48	Jun 3	BAL		CAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
46	49	Jun 4	BAL		CAL	L,3-5	GS	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
47	50	Jun 5	BAL		CAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
48	51	Jun 6	BAL		CAL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
49	52	Jun 7 (1)	BAL		OAK	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
50	53	Jun 7 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
51	54	Jun 8	BAL		OAK	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
52	55	Jun 10	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
53	56	Jun 11	BAL	@	WSA	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
54	57	Jun 14	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
55	58	Jun 15	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-3	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
56	67 (8)	Jun 25	BAL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
57	68	Jun 26	BAL		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
58	69	Jun 27	BAL		MIN	L,0-2	CG	21	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	SS
59	70	Jun 28	BAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
60	71	Jun 29	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	SS
61	72	Jun 30	BAL		MIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	73	Jul 1	BAL		CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
63	74	Jul 3 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
64	75	Jul 3 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
65	76	Jul 4	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
66	77	Jul 5	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	2	1	0	3	1	SS
67	78	Jul 6	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
68	79	Jul 7 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
69	80	Jul 7 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	SS
70	81	Jul 11	BAL		WSA	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
71	82	Jul 12	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
72	83	Jul 13	BAL		WSA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
73	84	Jul 14	BAL		NYY	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
74	85	Jul 15	BAL		NYY	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
75	86	Jul 16	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
76	87	Jul 17	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS	23	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
77	88	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
78	89	Jul 19	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	34	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	SS
79	90	Jul 20	BAL	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
80	91	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
81	92	Jul 21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
82	93	Jul 22	BAL		CLE	L,3-7	GS	32	7.0	2	2	1	5	1	SS
83	94	Jul 23	BAL		CLE	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
84	95	Jul 24	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
85	96	Jul 26	BAL		DET	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
86	97	Jul 27	BAL		DET	L,0-9	GS	29	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
87	98	Jul 28	BAL		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
88	99	Jul 29 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
89	100	Jul 29 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS	26	6.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
90	101	Jul 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
91	102	Jul 31	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	103	Aug 1	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
93	104	Aug 2	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	9	0	11	1	SS
94	105	Aug 3	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
95	106	Aug 4	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
96	107	Aug 5	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
97	108	Aug 6	BAL		MIN	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
98	109	Aug 7 (1)	BAL		MIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
99	110	Aug 7 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,9-6	GF	33	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	SS
100	111	Aug 8	BAL		MIN	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
101	112	Aug 9	BAL		CAL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
102	113	Aug 10	BAL		CAL	W,1-0	CG	18	5.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
103	114	Aug 11	BAL		CAL	L,1-11	GS	36	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
104	115	Aug 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,3-1	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
105	116	Aug 13	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
106	117	Aug 14	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-4	GS	29	7.0	0	7	0	7	0	SS
107	118	Aug 15 (1)	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
108	119	Aug 15 (2)	BAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
109	120	Aug 16	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS	20	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
110	121	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
111	122	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
112	123	Aug 19	BAL	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
113	124	Aug 20	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
114	125	Aug 21	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	68	15.0	5	6	0	11	1	SS
115	126	Aug 23	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
116	127	Aug 24	BAL		BOS	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
117	128	Aug 25	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	65	18.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
118	129	Aug 26 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
119	130	Aug 26 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
120	131	Aug 27 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	5	6	1	12	1	SS
121	132	Aug 27 (2)	BAL		OAK	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
122	133	Aug 28	BAL		WSA	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
123	134	Aug 29	BAL		WSA	L,4-5	GS	37	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	SS
124	135	Aug 30	BAL	@	DET	L,1-9	GS	36	7.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
125	136	Aug 31	BAL	@	DET	W,5-1	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	138 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	GS	19	3.0	1	0	1	2	0	SS
127	141 (2)	Sep 4	BAL		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
128	142	Sep 6	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	11.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
129	143	Sep 7	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
130	144	Sep 8	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
131	145	Sep 9	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
132	146	Sep 11 (1)	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
133	147	Sep 11 (2)	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	37	10.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
134	148	Sep 12	BAL	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
135	149	Sep 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
136	150	Sep 14	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
137	151	Sep 15	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
138	152	Sep 16	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
139	153	Sep 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
140	154	Sep 18	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
141	155	Sep 20	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
142	156	Sep 21	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
143	157	Sep 22	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	SS
144	158	Sep 23	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	SS
145	159	Sep 24	BAL		DET	L,3-5	GS	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
							145gm		1234.0	248	444	22	714	73